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Kind of sad, because he was one of the better candidates.
Rudy will be next.
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CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time - Blogs from CNN.com
Kind of sad, because he was one of the better candidates.
Rudy will be next.
I agree with you in both cases. :)
Look for him to endorse John McCain.
Who will endorse McCain? I don't think Thompson will do that. He appeared too slowly on the campaign trail. Maybe a good actor, but proof that acting ability is no cinch to winning a nomination.
I hope not :)Quote:
Originally Posted by George_1950
You won't hear this from other punsters in the press but one of his main reasons for dropping out is the condition of his mother.
Other than that he was always the reluctant campaigner. His campaign was more a reaction to a draft Thompson movement in the conservative ranks . During the campaign he tried to get the party to embrace the traditional conservative principles. He made detailed policy statements ;many of them will be ultimately adopted in the party platform. Efforts like his;Trancedo's and Hunter's moved candidates in the field to more conservative positions on issues like immigration.
The bottom line;and I say this as a critique of the process ;not the man... the "actor " was not entertaining enough. He thought he could make an impact by being a serious candidate. He was wrong.
Kathryn Jean Lopez on Fred Thompson & 2008 on National Review OnlineQuote:
'We need to deserve to lead. And this is what this is all about; it's about deserving to lead.”
That was Fred Thompson on Saturday in South Carolina during a sincere, passionate, well-grounded speech that sounded like his farewell to the campaign trail. With his announcement Tuesday afternoon that he has withdrawn his candidacy for the Republican nomination for president, we now know it was. It was a bittersweet moment for any conservative who had been watching his campaign and wished it had been a more effective one earlier in the process. It was also a moment for the ages — one that every civics class in America should reflect upon: Politics is about policy and service to this great nation
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